WHEAT - KANSAS CITY BOARD OF TRADE Code-001612
Commitments of Traders - Futures Only, September 2, 2008
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: Total : Reportable Positions : Nonreportable
:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Positions
: Open : Non-Commercial : Commercial : Total :
: Interest : Long : Short : Spreading: Long : Short : Long : Short : Long : Short
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: : (CONTRACTS OF 5,000 BUSHELS) :
: : :
All : 93,034: 24,275 6,710 9,056 41,375 50,150 74,706 65,916: 18,328 27,118
Old : 74,318: 16,713 7,264 6,801 36,205 41,443 59,719 55,508: 14,599 18,810
Other: 18,716: 9,735 1,619 82 5,170 8,707 14,987 10,408: 3,729 8,308
: : :
: : Changes in Commitments from: August 26, 2008 :
: -4,620: -3,319 1,452 -853 -2,541 -6,781 -6,713 -6,182: 2,093 1,562
: : :
: : Percent of Open Interest Represented by Each Category of Trader :
All : 100.0: 26.1 7.2 9.7 44.5 53.9 80.3 70.9: 19.7 29.1
Old : 100.0: 22.5 9.8 9.2 48.7 55.8 80.4 74.7: 19.6 25.3
Other: 100.0: 52.0 8.7 0.4 27.6 46.5 80.1 55.6: 19.9 44.4
: : :
:# Traders : Number of Traders in Each Category :
All : 134: 31 14 22 49 57 93 89:
Old : 132: 28 16 18 45 52 87 81:
Other: 82: 14 8 2 18 48 32 58:
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: Percent of Open Interest Held by the Indicated Number of the Largest Traders
: By Gross Position By Net Position
: 4 or Less Traders 8 or Less Traders 4 or Less Traders 8 or Less Traders
: Long: Short Long Short: Long Short Long Short
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All : 16.4 24.8 28.8 36.4 14.3 22.1 25.1 28.7
Old : 16.3 29.0 29.7 41.2 14.7 25.4 25.9 32.6
Other: 52.3 20.8 65.3 27.8 52.3 20.8 64.3 27.8
Updated September 5, 2008